Joseph Monroe Love was a three-year-old boy from Houston who died on November 1, 2019, after an accidental shooting at his family home in the 6400 block of Skyview Drive in northwest Harris County. He was described as energetic, bright, and happy, and loved playing outside with his pets. Joseph was airlifted to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

The gun involved belonged to his father, Anthony Love, 31, and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant charging him with making a firearm accessible to a minor; deputies were searching for him at the time. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences was still completing its investigation into the cause and manner of death.

Joseph’s family remember him as the light of their lives. If anyone has information about the incident or the circumstances that led to the firearm being accessible, please share what is known.